Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc. is an anesthesiology and pain management practice that is the exclusive provider of anesthesiology services for patients undergoing surgery and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center. Our practice also provides pain medicine services at St. John’s Mercy and through five off-site pain management centers as Pain Management Services. In addition, Western’s administrative staff provides practice management services to other anesthesiology and pain management practices.

Western's Mission to deliver the highest standard of care to all patients at all times encompasses over 46,000 anesthetics and 24,000 pain management encounters per year.  Our practice values, the pillars of our practice, drive and support our Mission and include Quality Medical Care, Professionalism, Organizational Unity and Fiscal Responsibility.

All of our physicians obtain board certification in anesthesiology and provide expert care throughout our challenging and diverse clinical environment. Many have completed advanced fellowship training in specialized areas of anesthesia, including pain management and regional anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology, critical care, transplantation anesthesiology, and cardiovascular-thoracic anesthesiology. Our pain management physicians are board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management.

Complementing our physicians is an outstanding cadre of certified registered nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologist assistants, physician assistants, and registered nurses. These select professionals serve to extend and enhance patient care and other practice initiatives. Coupled with an intellectually challenging clinical milieu, our "we before me" team approach, culture of professionalism and sense of shared mission explain our exceptional tradition of staff retention.

In summary, Western's model of patient-centered care relentlessly strives to achieve only the highest nationally recognized standards of patient care, comfort and safety.